Ronnie Steine
Metro Councilman-at-Large
Nashville, Tennessee

Ronnie Steine was re-elected Metro Councilman-at-Large in 2011, following his election to that seat in 2007. He previously served as Councilman-at-Large from 1991 to 1999. He was elected Nashville's fifth Vice Mayor in 1999 and served until his resignation in 2002. He is the former co-owner of Sailair Travel, Inc.

On the Council, Steine serves on the Budget & Finance, Education, and Convention, Tourism and Public Entertainment Facilities Committees. He was Chair of Budget and Finance for 2009-10. He also serves on the Metro Greenways Commission, the Leadership Council of the Nashville Afterschool Zone Alliance, and the Metro Audit Committee. Steine recently served Mayor Karl Dean as Co-Chair of his Blue-Ribbon Task Force to create a Child and Youth Master Plan, which was presented to the Mayor in May of 2010. He currently is a member of the CYMP Advisory Team.

Steine has been an acknowledged leader during his time on the Council, as evidenced by the readers of the Nashville Scene naming him Best Metro Council Member for four consecutive years from 1994-97. He played a principal role in issues such as the General Hospital-Meharry merger, the Titans' relocation to Nashville, the building of the Public Library system and the Music City Center, and the creation of the Tree Ordinance and the Urban Forester. Steine has been a strong supporter of increased education and public safety funding. Steine's leadership on youth issues led to the creation of the Mayor's Office of Children and Youth and the Mayor's Youth Council. He is a well-known advocate for quality-of-life issues such as the arts, sports, and greenways.

From 1995 until 2000, Steine served as Executive Director of the Oasis Center, a non-profit organization that helps troubled teens and provides an opportunity for teens to help others. While always passionate about the area's youth, this job provided Steine with a daily understanding of the pressures, problems, and strengths of our teenagers. In 2008, he was appointed to the National League of Cities Youth, Education and Families Council and has now been appointed Vice-Chair for 2010-11. Last year he received the National Alliance on Afterschool's prestigious Champions Award for his efforts.

Previously, he was awarded the prestigious Good Guy Award from the Nashville Women's Political Caucus and was a 1999 finalist for the ANE non-profit CEO of the Year Award.

Currently, Steine serves on the boards of the Adventure Science Center, the Nashville Children's Theater, the Oasis Center, and the United Neighborhood Health Services Board. Governor Phil Bredesen appointed him to the Tennessee Commission on Holocaust Education. He is a past President of Congregation Micah, and he is also a member of The Temple, Congregation Ohabi Shalom and the Corinthian Masonic Lodge #414. He is a graduate of Leadership Nashville and Leadership Music and is in the 2010-11 Class of Leadership Donelson-Hermitage.

Steine has a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University and a JD from the Vanderbilt School of Law. He is married to Beverly Keel and he has one son, David, 20.